Annular Solar Eclipse, April 29, 2014

A partial solar eclipsetook place in the early hours of Tuesday 29 April, and seen the Sun transform into a “ring of fire”.

The eventwas the first solar eclipse of the year, a phenomenon which occurs during a new moon when it passes between Earth and the Sun.

It is an annular solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon is farthest away from our planet. Rather than a total eclipse, an annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon is farthest away from our planet. It is so small that it is unable to completely cover the Sun, leaving the so-called “ring of fire” around the outside of the moon – called an annulus.

The moon appeared to cover the Sun from 6am GMT (7am BST and 2am EDT), but the event will only be partially visible to viewers in certain areas of the world. Northern Australia will have the best view, as according to Space.com, less moon covered the Sun.

In Sydney, the eclipse  began at 4.14pm (local time) and will be approximately 52% covered at 5.15pm. In Perth, the event began at 1.17pm and will end at 3.59pm. The eclipse was also  seen in Tasmania. In Hobart, it  began at 3.51pm.
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